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Lyons is a small town of 3,553 people in Rice County, Kansas. It's about 65 miles from Wichita, KS and 199 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $105k and rent runs about $760 a month.
3,553people
$105kTypical home
$760/moRent
93° / 42°Summer / winter
12"Snow
274Sunny days
66Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,553
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,339 people per sq mi
- 199 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 65 mi to Wichita, KS
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $105k (≈$661/mo)
- Median rent $760/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 274 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 91 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 66 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (376 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,904 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 31% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to SLN airport
- 196 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,719 ft
- 621 mi to the ocean
- 257 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 190 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 24 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Kansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rice County: R+57 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk